Stopped the clock at 20:32 on a tricky, inventive, but very fair puzzle. Definite tip of the hat to today’s setter. The last 5 minutes were spent trying to untangle why 28 across was what … Read more “Times 24,857”
Month: May 2011
Times 24856 – Is that all there is?
Solving Time: 43 minutes Was this difficult for a Monday or was it me? Time and the first few comments will tell. I struggled to find the wavelength (see 5ac), whose generator seemed to be … Read more “Times 24856 – Is that all there is?”
Sunday Times 4433 (15 May 2011) – Get your atlas ready.
Solving time: 30 minutes. Something of a geographical crossword today with 1a, 2, 10 & 26 all to be found on a map. My COD to 18 for a surface that made me chuckle. cd … Read more “Sunday Times 4433 (15 May 2011) – Get your atlas ready.”
Mephisto 2646 Mike Laws’ Swan Song
After this puzzle was printed we learned the sad news that Mike Laws had died. Our thoughts are with his family at this painful time. I never met Mike but I have solved all of … Read more “Mephisto 2646 Mike Laws’ Swan Song”
Times 24849 (May 14th)
Solving time 15:33 – apologies for the brevity of this report, but I only have about half an hour today. The two 14-letter entries went in immediately, and I was hoping for a very quick … Read more “Times 24849 (May 14th)”
24854
Time taken to solve: 45 minutes with one cheat on the final answer. This was mostly fairly straightforward with one notable exception. In many cases I solved the clues from definition alone but the wordplay … Read more “24854”
Mike Laws
I’m sorry to have to report that Mike Laws, one of the three Mephisto setters, died last night. Apart from the Mephisto, he was also a former Times and Guardian setter, and Times Crossword editor … Read more “Mike Laws”
Jumbo 924 – May 7 2011
A mostly easy solve with lots of giveaway anagrams and probably the easiest clue ever to be seen in a Times crossword (11d). I say mostly easy as the first 56 clues got thrown in … Read more “Jumbo 924 – May 7 2011”
Times 24853 – stump the blogger!
Solving time : After 18 minutes and 32 seconds, with almost 10 of them staring at one answer, I put in the only word I could think of that fit, and it came back as … Read more “Times 24853 – stump the blogger!”
Times 24852: Why did the two chooks cross the M1?
Solving time: 14 minutes. Looks like I scored the dreaded frugal cluer again. So one of those puzzles where you can’t see much to start with but which falls into place quite quickly. The five … Read more “Times 24852: Why did the two chooks cross the M1?”